• ‘I finally had control. It was my account’: starting over again in emergency accommodation

    ‘I finally had control. It was my account’: starting over again in emergency accommodation
    For a woman staying in refuge, sorting out a new bank account is made all the more difficult when you can’t reveal the addressI suffered domestic abuse for several years when I was with my husband. The abuse would be in the house, but in front of others he would act completely differently. I was trapped, too frightened to leave, given all that he had done to me and threatened to do. He controlled every aspect of my life, including the finances. He set up a joint account, but the Jobseeker&

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